Folding electronic transaction card
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1. A transaction card comprising:
- means for communicating with an add-on slot in an intelligent electronic device;
a stripe to communicate with a magnetic card reader; and
a movable body portion capable of reducing a size of the transaction card.
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Abstract
A sleeve provides communications between an electronic transaction card and an intelligent electronic device. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A transaction card comprising:
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means for communicating with an add-on slot in an intelligent electronic device;
a stripe to communicate with a magnetic card reader; and
a movable body portion capable of reducing a size of the transaction card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A transaction card comprising:
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means for communicating with an add-on slot in an intelligent electronic device;
a smartcard interface to communicate with a smartcard reader; and
a movable body portion capable of reducing a size of the transaction card. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A transaction card comprising:
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means for communicating with an add-on slot in an intelligent electronic device;
means for communicating with a merchant point-of-sale terminal; and
a movable body portion capable of reducing a size of the transaction card. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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